Big Walnut Comes Up Big With Small Amount of Offense in Ohio Division III Title Game

Big Walnut only totaled 109 yards in total offense in Friday Division III Ohio high school football championship game against Licking Valley...but it was enough to give the Panthers the school's first football championship.

The 14-1 Panthers beat Licking Valley 17-14 thanks to a fourth quarter fumble recovery by Joe Reed that he was able to return 60-yards for a touchdown an a seven point lead with 9:54 to go in the game.

To read a recap of the game, click here.

Maria Stein Marion Local Wins Second Straight Ohio Division V Title

Maria Stein Marion Local completed a perfect 15-0 season on Friday beating Ursuline 20-14 for the Flyers second straight Ohio Division V high school football championship.

This one came down to the fourth quarter at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Ursuline (12-3) tied the game at 14-14 in the fourth when Justin Brown caused a fumble and then rumbled 50-yards for the tying touchdown.

The game remained tied until Marion Local senior Luke Bertke picked-off a screen pass an returned it 18-yards for the winning score.

To read more about the Flyers' championship, click here.

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Ohio High School Football Scores
Friday, November 30, 2007

Championship Games

Division III Final
Big Walnut 17 Licking Valley 10

Division V Final
Marion Local 20 Ursuline 14

#5 St. Xavier Tries to Close-Out Great Season With Division 1 Ohio Title

St. Xavier (Cincinnati) hopes to finish off one of the best undefeated seasons in the country Saturday when it plays Mentor for the Division I high school football championship.

So far St. X has run the table against one of the toughest schedules in the country. The Bombers have beaten several top-notch programs such DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), Trinity (#1 6A team in KY at game time) and backyard rivals Colerain and Elder.

The Bombers have been ranked as high as #2 by USA Today, and enter the game #5 in the latest USA Today Super 25.

Both teams have chips on their shoulders. St. Xavier wasn't able to make it back to the 2006 title game to defend its 2005 championship, while Mentor is back trying to erase the memory of last year's 36-35 double overtime loss to Colerain in the title tilt.

Two players to watch in this one...Mentor quarterback Bart Tanksi, who was recently named Ohio's Mr. Football and St. X running back Darius Ashley, who despite missing several games has rushed for over 1,300 yards.

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#8 Cardinal Mooney Tries To Go Back-to Back in Ohio

It's been quite a year for Cardinal Mooney. The Cardinals have enjoyed high national rankings thanks to solid wins against top-notch competition, plus a several players giving verbal commitments to top-notch programs like Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Penn State.

Saturday, Mooney will go after its second straight Ohio Division IV high school football championship and in the process extend its win streak to 30-games. The Cardinals will take-on Coldwater, the last team to beat C-M. That was in the 2005 state title game 33-9.

Mooney has won its last two games without the services of Notre Dame-bound quarterback Dan McCarthy, who's sat out because of a neck injury. No word on whether McCarthy will play on Saturday.

The Cardinals have already beaten Division I finalist Mentor and Division V finalist Youngstown Ursuline, gave Steubenville its first loss in three years, plus beat, at the time, nationally-ranked Gateway in the Ohio vs. USA Challenge.

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Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Ohio High School Football Scores
Friday, November 23, 2007

Semifinals

Division II
Cincinnati Anderson 35 Ashland 20
Louisville 27 Mayfield 13

Division III
Newark Licking Valley 27 Mentor Lake Catholic 21
Sunbury Big Walnut 21 Monroe 7

Division V
Maria Stein Marion Local 42 Hamler Patrick Henry 20
Youngstown Ursuline 28 Columbus Bishop Ready 6

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

Ohio High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
#8 Cardinal Mooney 35 Steubenville 20

Division I
Mentor 41 Cleveland Glenville 40
Brunswick 24 North Canton Hoover 17
Dublin Coffman 42 Hilliard Darby 35

Division IV
Cardinal Mooney 35 Steubenville 20
Marion Pleasant 21 Pemberville Eastwood 12
Williamsport Westfall 14 St. Clairsville 12
Coldwater 63 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 14

Division VI
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 26 Norwalk St. Paul 14
Ada 31 Arlington 28
Newark Catholic 41 Shadyside 28
Springfield Catholic Central 48 Sidney Lehman Catholic 14

#5 St. Xavier Ends #9 Colerain's Season

For anyone thinking that Cincinnati's St. Xavier isn't the best team in the nation, just take a look at the list of 2007 victims...nationally-ranked DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), Louisville Trinity (Kentucky's #1 6A team at game time) plus all of Ohio's best in Cleveland Glenville, Elder and Cleveland St. Ignatius.

Now add one more...Colerain, which entered Friday's regional final ranked #9 in the latest USA Today Super 25.

St. X beat Colerain 29-14 before over 20,000 at the University of Cincinati. The win came 364-days after Colerain knocked the Bombers out of the 2006 state tournament 24-7.

To read a complete game wrap, click here.

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

Ohio High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
#5 St. Xavier 29 #9 Colerain 14

Division I
St. Xavier 29 Colerain 14

Division II
Mayfield 12 Parma Normandy 7
Ashland 21 Sylvania Southview 14
Columbus St. Francis De Sales 20 Louisville 25
Cincinnati Anderson 24 Cincinnati Turpin 23

Division III
Mentor Lake Catholic 28 Cortland Lakeview 13
Sunbury Big Walnut 21 Clyde 14
Newark Licking Valley 21 Canal Fulton West 17
Monroe 31 Cincinnati Indian Hill 28

Division V
Youngstown Ursuline 31 North Lima South Range 0
Hamler Patrick Henry 44 Findlay Liberty-Benton 27
Columbus Bishop Ready 35 Fredericktown 7
Maria Stein Marion Local 24 West Jefferson 0

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 2nd Round

Ohio High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 10, 2007

USA Today Super 25
#5 St. Xavier 31 Centerville 0
#8 Cardinal Mooney 28 Akron St. Vincent St. Mary 7
#9 Colerain 27 Archbishop Moeller 7

Division I
Mentor 23 Solon 13
Cleveland Glenville 21 Youngstown Boardman 3
Brunswick 37 Toledo Witmer 23
North Canton Hoover 21 Macedonia Nordonia 14
Hilliard Darby 16 Groveport-Madison 3
Dublin Coffman 35 Pickerington Central 9
St. Xavier 31 Centerville 0
Colerain 27 Archbishop Moeller

Division IV
Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 28 Akron St. Vincent St. Mary 7
Steubenville 44 Canton Central Catholic 29
Pemberville 14 Genoa Area 7
Marion Pleasant 48 Ottawa-Glandorf 21
St. Clairsville 33 Pataskala Licking Heights 17
Williamsport Westfall 48 Waverly 28
Coldwater 49 Kettering Archbishop Alter 52
Clarksville Clinton-Massie 18 West Milton Milton-Union 14

Division VI
Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 40 Mogadore 26
Norwalk St. Paul 26 Warren John F. Kennedy 7
Arlington 21 McComb 6
Ada 51 Defiance Ayersville 50
Newark Catholic 43 Danville 6
Shadyside 26 Hannibal River 13
Sidney Lehman Catholic 8 Covington 7
Springfield Catholic Central 24 Mechanicsburg 17

#9 Colerain Advances...Next Up #5 St. Xavier

All season long Ohio has been the darling of the USA Today Super 25 high school football poll. Entering this weekend and the 2nd round of the OHSAA high school football playoffs, the Buckeye State had three teams in the Top 10...#5 St. Xavier (Cincinnati), #8 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) and #9 Colerain (Cincinnati).

That won't change when Tuesday's poll is release, but it will the following week because Colerain and St. Xavier will collide in the state quarterfinals next week in a rematch of last year's regional final won by Colerain 24-7.

Both teams won Saturday...Colerain with a 27-7 win over Archbishop Moeller; St. Xavier shutout Centerville 31-0 in the Division I playoffs.

Colerain moved to 12-0 behind Joe Harrison, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.

To read a complete Colerain/Moeller game recap, click here.

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 2nd Round

Ohio High School Football Scores
Friday, November 10, 2007

Division II
Mayfield 6 Warren Howland 0
Parma Normandy 41 Tallmadge 38 (3 OTs)
Ashland 21 Avon Lake 14
Sylvania Southview 21 Piqua 14
Columbus St. Francis De Sales 27 Canfield 10
Louisville 22 Desden Tri-Valley 13
Cincinnati Turpin 21 Trotwood-Madison 13
Cincinnati Anderson 31 Dayton Carroll 13

Division III
Cortland Lakeview 14 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 10
Mentor Lake Catholic 28 Rocky River 25
Sunbury Big Walnut 35 Shelby 8
Clyde 19 Napoleon 13
Canal Fulton Northwest 42 Dover 13
Newark Licking Valley 35 Beloit West Branch 21
Cincinnati Indian Hill 53 Circleville 14
Monroe 47 Canal Winchester 21

Division V
North Lima South Range 23 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy 0
Youngstown Ursuline 29 Apple Creek Waynedale 6
Hamler Patrick Henry 34 Lima Central Catholic 14
Findlay Liberty-Benton 14 Defiance Tinora 7
Columbus Bishop Ready 34 Johnstown-Monroe 14
Fredericktown 41 Wheelersburg 38 (OT)
West Jefferson 56 West Liberty-Salem 24

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 1st Round

Ohio High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 3, 2007

USA Today Super 25
#5 St. Xavier 45 Cincinnati Elder 14
#9 Cardinal Mooney 30 Coshocton 6
#10 Colerain 35 Clayton Northmont 0

Playoffs - 1st Round

Division I
Mentor 38 Painesville Riverside 17
Solon 26 North Royalton 7
Cleveland Glenville 26 Cleveland St. Ignatius 23
Youngstown Boardman 14 Euclid 7
Brunswick 35 Canton Glenoak 19
Toledo Whitmer 51 Wadsworth 37
North Canton Hoover 40 Toledo St. John's Jesuit 33 (5 OTs)
Macedonia 43 Perrysburg 21
Hilliard Darby 35 Columbus Upper Arlington 10
Groveport-Madison 41 Columbus Brookhaven 27
Pickerington Central 21 Lancaster 7
Dublin Coffman 28 Gahanna Lincoln 21
Cincinnati St. Xavier 45 Cincinnati Elder 14
Centerville 42 Cincinnati Princeton 21
Cincinnati Colerain 35 Clayton Northmont 0
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 35 Cincinnati Sycamore 28

Division IV
Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 30 Croshocton 6
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 42 Perry 0
Steubenville 28 Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Valley Christian 10
Canton Central Catholic 48 Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 6
Pemberville Eastwood 42 Eyria Catholic 27
Genoa Area 12 Sparta Higland 7
Ottawa-Glandorf 35 Fostoria 18
Marion Pleasant 14 Oak Harbor 0
St. Clairsville 49 Ironton Rock Hill 13
Pataskala Licking Heights 42 Portsmouth 34
Williamsport Westfall 31 New Lexington 7
Waverly 27 Belmont Union 21
Kettering Archbishop Alter 30 Dayton Oakwood 0
Coldwater 43 Plain City Jonathan Adler 14
West Milton Milton-Union 28 Brookville 7
Clarksville 29 Cincinnati Wyoming 28 (2 OTs)

Division VI
Boscom Hopewell-Louden 49 Leetonia 14
Mogadore 35 Columbiana 14
Norwalk St. Paul 49 Monroeville 21
Warren John F. Kennedy 46 McDonald 8
McComb 56 Toledo Christian 7
Arlington 48 West Unity Hilltop 0
Defiance Ayersville 35 Carey 14
Ada 41 Antwerp 12
Newark Catholic 21 Sugar Grove Berne Union 18
Danville 30 Malvern 25
Shadyside 44 Steubenville Catholic Central 28
Hannibal River 20 Beallsville 14
Covington 44 Portsmouth Notre Dame 12
Sidney Lehman Catholic 41 Lockland 13
Springfield Catholic Central 28 Waynesfield-Goshen
Mechanicsburg 48 Portsmouth Sciotoville Community 21

Ohio High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 1st Round

Ohio High School Football Scores
Friday, November 2, 2007

Division 2 Region 5
Quarterfinals
Mayfield 12, Parma Padua 10
Parma Normandy 38, Cle. S. 6
Tallmadge 35, Akr. Firestone 20
Warren Howland 49, Madison 7

Division 2 Region 6
Quarterfinal
Ashland 28, Powell Olentangy Liberty 21
Avon Lake 50, Grafton Midview 13
Piqua 21, Tol. Cent. Cath. 9
Sylvania Southview 28, Lexington 13

Division 2 Region 7
Quarterfinal
Canfield 43, Cols. Marion-Franklin 19
Cols. DeSales 50, Zanesville 7
Dresden Tri-Valley 31, Logan 26
Louisville 34, Uniontown Lake 21

Division 2 Region 8
Quarterfinal
Cin. Anderson 14, Kings Mills Kings 6
Cin. Turpin 24, Cin. Winton Woods 14
Day. Carroll 38, Cin. Withrow 28
Trotwood-Madison 33, Trenton Edgewood 27

Division 3 Region 09
Quarterfinal
Cortland Lakeview 17, Aurora 6
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 35, Mogadore Field 0
Mentor Lake Cath. 21, Ravenna 20
Rocky River 37, Hubbard 23

Division 3 Region 10
Quarterfinal
Clyde 41, Tipp City Tippecanoe 7
Napoleon 48, Urbana 6
Shelby 35, Bellefontaine 7
Sunbury Big Walnut 35, Rossford 2

Division 3 Region 11
Quarterfinal
Beloit W. Branch 49, New Concord John Glenn 22
Canal Fulton Northwest 32, Poland Seminary 8
Dover 11, Can. South 7
Newark Licking Valley 42, Granville 21

Division 3 Region 12
Quarterfinal
Canal Winchester 17, Germantown Valley View 16
Cin. Indian Hill 41, Eaton 25
Circleville 25, Washington C.H. 19
Lemon-Monroe 36, Goshen 13

Division 5 Region 17
Quarterfinal
Apple Creek Waynedale 19, W. Salem NW 7
N. Lima S. Range 45, Kirtland 30
Youngs. Ursuline 43, Bedford Chanel 0

Division 5 Region 18
Quarterfinal
Defiance Tinora 45, Sherwood Fairview 42
Findlay Liberty-Benton 45, Archbold 13
Hamler Patrick Henry 42, Liberty Center 0
Lima Cent. Cath. 26, Bucyrus Wynford 12

Division 5 Region 19
Quarterfinal
Cols. Ready 48, Belpre 0
Fredericktown 14, Old Washington Buckeye Trail 6
Johnstown-Monroe 28, Minford 7
Wheelersburg 21, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 13

Division 5 Region 20
Quarterfinal
Cin. Deer Park 41, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 14
Maria Stein Marion Local 37, Casstown Miami E. 0
W. Jefferson 34, Milford Center Fairbanks 0
W. Liberty-Salem 45, Waynesville 21